Re: Once more on you know what...

["Jose G. Perez" <jg_perez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>What do you mean, "base"?  Most of the folks who vote for Democrats are
white, suburban and middle-income or above -- just like most folks who vote
for Republicans.  Largely, the poor and the disenfranchised(?) don't vote.<<

I'm not sure what you say here is accurate. I'll try to check the exit polls
from the Gore-Bush election and provide some actual data on this. I believe
the percentage of Blacks in the electorate for this last election was the
same as in the national population., dspite the large number of Blacks in
prison or disqualified from voting by previous convictions.

José

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt D." <mattd@xxxxxxx>
To: <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Once more on you know what...


Gary wrote:

> Also crucial here is the fact that the American working
> class is considerably *BEHIND* the Left because by and large it does not
> vote. (BTW To argue that non-participation in elections automatically
makes
> you ahead is truly an anarchist position.)

Who said anything about "automatically"?  (BTW, to argue that participation
in elections automatically makes you ahead is truly a liberal position.)

> However what made the struggle more than this was the fact as Jon pointed
> out that the voting base of the Democrats is largely the poor and the
> disenfranchised.

What do you mean, "base"?  Most of the folks who vote for Democrats are
white, suburban and middle-income or above -- just like most folks who vote
for Republicans.  Largely, the poor and the disenfranchised(?) don't vote.

-- Matt D.

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